Patents by Inventor François VARIGAS

François VARIGAS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11731760
    Abstract: The aircraft (10) comprises a fuselage (11) and a rhombohedral wing structure (12) comprising front wings (13, 14) mounted on a front wing-root support (17) and rear wings (15, 16) mounted on a rear wing-root support (18). At least two wings (13, 14) support an engine (24, 26) provided with a propeller (25, 27). The rear end of the fuselage supports an engine (21) provided with a propeller (22). The aircraft comprises means (28 to 35) for tilting said engines, the rotary shaft of each of the propellers being tilted between an orientation parallel to the main axis of the fuselage and an orientation perpendicular to the main axis of the fuselage and to an axis extending through the ends of the front wings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: François Varigas
  • Patent number: 11180252
    Abstract: The aircraft (10) comprises a fuselage (11) and a rhombohedral wing structure (12) comprising front wings (13, 14) mounted on a front wing-root support (17) and rear wings (15, 16) mounted on a rear wing-root support (18). One end of each front wing is articulated to one end of a rear wing and at least one of the wing-root supports is able to move along the fuselage. The wing-root supports (17, 18) are positioned respectively underneath and on top of the fuselage (11). The length (41) of the rear wings (15, 16) is strictly less than the length (48) of the front wings (13, 14). The aircraft (10) comprises an adaptor for adapting the position of each wing root (17, 18) to suit the flight conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: François Varigas
  • Publication number: 20200156780
    Abstract: The aircraft (10) comprises a fuselage (11) and a rhombohedral wing structure (12) comprising front wings (13, 14) mounted on a front wing-root support (17) and rear wings (15, 16) mounted on a rear wing-root support (18). At least two wings (13, 14) support an engine (24, 26) provided with a propeller (25, 27). The rear end of the fuselage supports an engine (21) provided with a propeller (22). The aircraft comprises means (28 to 35) for tilting said engines, the rotary shaft of each of the propellers being tilted between an orientation parallel to the main axis of the fuselage and an orientation perpendicular to the main axis of the fuselage and to an axis extending through the ends of the front wings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: François VARIGAS
  • Publication number: 20190382115
    Abstract: The aircraft (10) comprises a fuselage (11) and a rhombohedral wing structure (12) comprising front wings (13, 14) mounted on a front wing-root support (17) and rear wings (15, 16) mounted on a rear wing-root support (18). One end of each front wing is articulated to one end of a rear wing and at least one of the wing-root supports is able to move along the fuselage. The wing-root supports (17, 18) are positioned respectively underneath and on top of the fuselage (11). In some embodiments, the length (41) of the rear wings (15, 16) is strictly less than the length (48) of the front wings (13, 14), the angle (42) formed between the main longitudinal axis (44) of the fuselage (11) and the main axis (43) of the rear wings therefore being, in all flight configurations, more obtuse than the angle (46) formed between the main longitudinal axis of the fuselage and the main axis (45) of the front wings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventor: François VARIGAS